Wordless Wednesday: Hot off the press
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Up, up and away
“Once you have flown, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you long to return.” – Leonardo da Vinci Take flight at the 42nd annual Indianola Balloon Classic, July 29-
Goin’ for the Gold
Back in the 1990s, when medical educators and residency program directors expressed the need to recognize internship and residency applicants with both outstanding clinical and interpersonal skills, the Arnold P. Gold Foundation listened. That led to the creation of the
Feast in the wild!
This is a fun event at the Blank Park Zoo this weekend – a food festival amongst their adorable animals! Feast in the Wild is a family event and is included with zoo admission price or free to zoo members,
Is this guy crazy?
You might consider Charlie Wittmack’s undertaking and rightfully ask, “Is this guy crazy?” A Des Moines attorney and the only Iowan to have reached the summit of Mount Everest, last year Wittmack sold his house, gave up his job and
One more reason Des Moines rocks
I know it’s Wordless Wednesday here at Dose of DMU, but news today deserves comment: Forbes has declared our fine city the best place in the nation for young professionals. Forbes columnist Morgan Brennan states, “The Iowa state capital has
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Get jazzed in July!
Ahh, July: It brings hot temperatures and, in the Des Moines metro, hot music. The city’s Metro Arts Alliance every year brings to the city “Jazz in July,” a family-friendly festival that celebrates jazz and art with free outdoor concerts
Movies under the stars
If you can’t make it out to the drive in, check out one of these parks showing outdoor movies this summer. Des Moines Art Center’s Free Flix: Summer-time’s Free Flix at the Des Moines Art Center is back! Free films
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One painterly professor
You read in the blog about this weekend’s Des Moines Arts Festival, a veritable visual feast not to be missed. Making the festival even better is “the other art show,” the ArtFest Midwest, also this weekend in the air-conditioned Varied
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Good for you, good for veterans
Some time ago, Des Moines yoga teacher Ryan Esdohr learned about the Wounded Warrior Project, a program that started as a way to provide comfort items to wounded service members and has since grown into a complete rehabilitative effort to
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